The money was raised through the sale of their charity pizza at their Criccieth and Menai Bridge restaurants. 50 pence from each 'Walk in the Woods' pizza sold is donated to a chosen charity - between September and February, Criccieth's RNLI Lifeboat Station was among the chosen charities.

Following the presentation of the cheque, Criccieth's Lifeboat Operations Manager, Peter Williams commented 'We are very grateful to Dylan's Restaurant for their donation - I can't think of a tastier way of raising money for the Lifeboat Station'.

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Key facts about the RNLI

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is the charity that saves lives at sea. Our volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service in the United Kingdom and Ireland from 238 lifeboat stations, including four along the River Thames and inland lifeboat stations at Loch Ness, Lough Derg, Enniskillen and Lough Ree. Additionally the RNLI has more than 1,000 lifeguards on over 240 beaches around the UK and operates a specialist flood rescue team, which can respond anywhere across the UK and Ireland when inland flooding puts lives at risk.

The RNLI relies on public donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. As a charity it is separate from, but works alongside, government-controlled and funded coastguard services. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824 our lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved at least 140,000 lives. Volunteers make up 95% of the charity, including 4,600 volunteer lifeboat crew members and 3,000 volunteer shore crew. Additionally, tens of thousands of other dedicated volunteers raise funds and awareness, give safety advice, and help in our museums, shops and offices.